Troy Phipps is a VP, Product Development at Helen of Troy. He possess expertise in team management, p&l management, design strategy, growth strategies, product design and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "It is my pleasure and honor to be asked to write a recommendation for Troy Phipps.  As a Category Director at OXO who owns the P&L responsibility for a $20 million+ juvenile product business, Troy reported directly to me during my last 5 years at OXO while he grew his business from a startup category of $8 million to its current size.     In my 23 years at OXO, and the last 21 as its president, Troy is one of the most balanced right brain/left brain people I have worked with.  Starting with his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University in an engineering heavy product design program, he gathered experience from several world class industrial design firms before joining OXO as a Product Engineer in June of 2005, and eventually becoming one of the only two Engineering Directors at OXO, overseeing a team of product engineers.  At the same time, he took over the management responsibility of the young OXO Tot category team, becoming the first engineer at OXO to oversee a business category.     With his calm and methodical personality, Troy is able to analyze complex business, engineering, and IP issues, and come up with strategies to best fit the opportunities and capabilities available to him.  Meanwhile, his art and design training and sensibility help him strike a balance between product features that appeal to one’s mind vs. the touch and feel that appeal to one’s emotions.  His 12 years at OXO (so far) demonstrate that he is not afraid to put in the time to get the right results.  More importantly, he is able to motivate his team to do the same.   All and all, Troy is an exceptionally well-rounded individual and a seasoned business, design, engineering manager.  I would highly recommend Troy for just about any job without hesitation.     Regards, Alex Lee President, OXO, 1996-2017"